Kudos to Sheriff Joe Arpaio for successfully monopolizing the paranoia surrounding the mass killings in Sandy Hook by sending his army of Depends-wearin', gun-totin' grumpy geezers out to patrol the perimeters of some schools in the Valley.

A successful recruit completes "a minimum of 585 hours of mandated training", according to POST's website, "successfully [completes] all of the academy requirements," and finally, passes "a Comprehensive Final Examination to become AZPOST certified."

But Arpaio would have you believe that all he has to do is wave his wrinkled palm, and say the magic words to allow any doofus to sidestep all of that POST hooey and, essentially, become a part-time cop.

Gee, that's a bit different from what Arpaio was singing when he was on with Curtis.

Also, Arpaio's insistence that this program will cost nada is bogus. Already, MCSO personnel are having to come up with a plan, after the fact. And the posse members patrolling should, ideally, be supervised by MCSO staff.

This whole thing was dreamed up as a classic Joe Show stunt by Arpaio's flacks.

When Curtis asked Arpaio what the reaction to his plan has been, you can see a flicker of a grin:

"Well, we get quite a few calls from around the country..."

Which is the point, getting Joe's mug on the boob tube. Getting reporters from all over hankerin' to interview the aged autocrat.